I'm Mr. Allen here. I have never used a calculator in order to read, I suppose if I were reading a book concerning mathematics it might make sense, but I would never read such a book with the Bookport anyway. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tom hawkins Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:40 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion Hey Dave, Give Over! Tom Hawkins ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:59 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion > Hi Kevin and list: > > I think you are correct. Can you explain how a calculator is needed to > read a book? I know an accoutant needs a financial calculator. A carpenter > needs a scientific calculator. Heck I use the scientific calculator in the > Braille lite quite a bit for conversions because I still think in imperial > terms though the world around me is completely metric. But I'm trying to > understand how a calculator would improve my ability to read books. What > logic is missing? > > Cheers, > Dave > > > > >